Ceanothus impressus impressus

Identification

Ceanothus impressus impressus, Santa Barbara Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus impressus impressus fragrant flowers - grid24_3
Ceanothus impressus impressus, Santa Barbara Mountain Lilac
Ceanothus impressus has red buds and blue flowers - grid24_3
Ceanothus impressus, Santa Barbara Mountain Lilac flowers are pink in bud.
The Mountian Lilac grows in the area between Santa Maria and Lompoc - grid24_3
Ceanothus impressus impressus, Santa Barbara Mtn. Lilac
Santa Barbara Lilac is fast and showy in most coastal California gardens. - grid24_3
Ceanothus impressus impressus

Description

Ceanothus impressus impressus is an evergreen, six to ten foot shrub with very small 1/4"-1/2" leaves and curled margins. Santa Barbara Mountain Lilac has aromatic foliage and very showy, deep blue, sometimes lavender, flowers. It has good garden tolerance near the coast but will tolerate interior heat if given 1/week regular water (at the drip line). No frost damage at 15 degrees F. This Ceanothus froze to the ground at 0 degrees F., but recovered. For you folks in the northwest it seems to be 5 degrees hardier than Madrone (Arbutus menziesii). Common associated plants in the wild are Arctostaphylos purissima, Arctostaphylos rudis, Diplacus lompocensis (Mimulus aurantiacus), Artemisia californica, Quercus agrifolia, Quercus parvula, and Pinus muricata. This Ceanothus grows on sand with a hard pan layer commonly at 1'-3' on the central coast. It grows in sun or full shade under the dwarfed coast live oaks, usually reaching no taller than 4' there. This form was grown for a site-specific mitigation. This is probably one of the parents of the Ceanothus hybrids C. 'Julia Phelps', C. 'Celestial Blue' and C. Dark Star'(Death Star') Click here for more about Mountain Lilacs.

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Characteristics

Ceanothus impressus impressus Santa Barbara Mountain Lilac tolerates sand.

Ceanothus impressus impressus Santa Barbara Mountain Lilac's foliage color is silver, type is evergreen and has fragrance.
Ceanothus impressus impressus Santa Barbara Mountain Lilac's flower color is blue.

Communities

Communities for Ceanothus impressus impressus Santa Barbara Mountain Lilac:Chaparral and Coastal Sage Scrub.

Ranges for Ceanothus impressus impressus

ph: 5.00 to 7.00
usda: 8 to 10
height[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
width[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
rainfall[cm]: 31.00 to 90.00

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